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Varun Nagella

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Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Classics

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I am Varun Nagella, author and creator of Ākhyāna, a literary series inspired by the stories, voices, philosophies and cultural memory of ancient India.

My fascination with ancient Indian literature began with a simple question: why do stories written thousands of years ago still speak so directly to the human questions we face today?

The worlds of the Vedas, Purāṇas, epics, classical literature and regional traditions contain far more than mythology. They contain questions about duty and desire, truth and power, love and loss, fate and choice, mortality and meaning.

Ākhyāna explores those questions through original literary creations, adaptations and reimaginings rooted in India's ancient narrative traditions.

Some of my stories remain close t ...more

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